Gotta Catch'em All!

This is probably the brightest piece I have EVER done..... I figured since I was going to be drawing so many characters, I'd design the layout as though it would be a gatefold cover. Needless to say this was a challenge, doing this many characters that I'd never drawn before.

The more I draw, the more I want to challenge myself to do things I think I can't or aren't good at. I want to make my own book (it's written and is almost fully illustrated) and I remembered doing this piece since it has a similar whimsical air to it. I figured this would be a great piece to practice on to get myself ready for that. I got the logo from www.gamingbus.com so shout out to them for having such a good copy of the logo.

I hope you guys enjoyed these, and here's a listing of the pokemon who are present:

1. Koffing                                        12. Arcanine
2. Mankey                                       13. Farfetch'd
3. Nidoran (Male)                            14. Porygon
4. Eevee                                          15. Aipom
5. Voltorb                                        16. Raticate
6. Ponyta                                         17. Rattata
7. Psyduck                                       18. Meowth
8. Vulpix                                          19. Pikachu
9. Pidgey                                          20. Bulbasaur
10. Magmar                                     21. Charmander
11. Ninetails                                     22. Hitmonchan
                                                        23. Persian

Check out the inks and pencils for this...

The Stray?

Vito Delsante was recruiting artists to auction off their art for Stubby Dogs. "StubbyDog is working to bring an end to prejudice and discrimination against pit bulls."  You can find them at https://www.facebook.com/stubbydogs I decided to show a happy Pitt in the costume of Vito's successful kickstarter, The Stray, to celebrate both his success and their desire to do something good for the misunderstood dogs. I hope you enjoy it!

C2E2 here I come!

I got the email this morning informing me that I have been selected to be a part of Artist Alley for 2014! This is great news to come along the line. Whenever you apply for anything, it can be nerve wracking to wait and see if you get the call back and it made my day to get this email!

I will be debuting my book, "A Reason to Smile" in 2014 and can't wait to show it around the country! C2E2 is a huge place to show it at, but I am also trying to secure at least 1 show a month to be as active as possible.  Hopefully I will be able to hit as many places as possible this upcoming year, I am extremely excited at the possibilities that are opening up for me this upcoming year.

If you want a custom piece of artwork, feel free to email me at thelearningcurv@gmail.com and we can discuss your options. I love creating art as you know and the more creative and funky, the better! Lets make some art=]

Hulk will NOT Smash for you...

As I finished the inking of this piece, I realized it wasn't enough. I came up with the rational for the defeated Avengers from the AvX storyline and figured it'd be a nice quick fix to make it stand out even more. My childhood full of fun what if's helped inspire me. 

Power Rangers celebrates 20 years of being broadcasted in America! Seeing the cosplayers at comic con who pay tribute to this show are always so amazingly done, and as always I was inspired to make this due to the love they continue to get!

Below is the preparation I had in creating this piece. I wanted to get as much movement here as possible and continue to work scale and perspective into my work.  I hope you enjoy. 

My Upper Deck Sketch cards

Upper Deck is producing sketch cards when Thor: The Dark World is released and I was able to contribute to that set! Here is what I produced! 79 out of 81 cards approved... I like those numbers!

My approach to these cards was Thor's Mythology. I have been a fan of his since I first saw his first appearance on the cover of Journey into Mystery no.83. I always wanted a hammer like that so it automatically caught my attention. The stories or characters I depicted are those that I have the closest connection to. I have depicted his first appearance when Donald Blake finds the walking stick that is Mjolnir (imagine a Thor movie done like Lord of the Rings?! WOW!), all the way to fighting his uncle in Fear Itself. I wish I had more cards to depict some other classic stories of his, but I hope this was enough for you=]

All cards are 2.5 x 3.5 and are done with a 01 Prismacolor tech pen and Prismacolor markers... oh, and the AP of Thor on the horizontal piece is already sold!

Below are the cards I have available for sale outside of eBay or being lucky enough to get one within a pack. Send me an e-mail at thelearningcurv@gmail.com to purchase them! 

TMNT Pizza with everything on it!

I've wanted to do a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle piece for a long while.  I did a sketch of each character after the animated TMNT movie was released but that wasn't enough for me.  I have finally done my own full Illo and i am happy. I was able to include most of the characters that I felt made the most difference in the show as a kid and who have stuck with me all the way into adulthood.  Which turtle was your favorite? Is there a supporting cast member you would have liked to see here?  Do you still care about these guys?  I hope Michael Bay doesn't muck them up! heh Thanks for watching=]